If 8 Were 9 chords by David Gray

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Novice

IF 8 WERE 9 - DAVID GRAY
from GOLD IN A augmentedA BRASS AGE (2019)
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INTRO:
AbAb DbDb AbAb DbDb
AbAb DbDb AbAb DbDb


VERSE I:
        Eb MajorEb       DbDb
If skin should touch and words evaporate
    AbAb             Db6Db6
Trouble clear out of sight with my whole body listening
        Eb MajorEb         Db/F   DbDb
My heart leans out like these old river trees
     AbAb        BbmBbm   DbDb
Closer to be where you glide, moving under me, glistening

CHORUS:
     AbAb     DbDb
If 8 were 9, I would hold you
       AbAb
Yeah, I would rock you
    DbDb
I would shelter you, darling
     AbAb     DbDb
If 8 were 9, I would lift you
     AbAb
Lift you clear off the ground
      DbDb
Through the gates into morning


VERSE II:
        Eb MajorEb
The time would stretch
         DbDb
Stretch out these magic hours
   AbAb
Into days, into years
     DbDb
Tomorrow lost in the distance
        Eb MajorEb
A augmentedA voice speaks out
        Fm7Fm7   DbDb
Says, "Hey man, let it go"
      AbAb        BbM7Bbm7
But when a heart has been true
        DbDb
Well, it don't make any difference

CHORUS:
     AbAb     DbDb
If 8 were 9, I would hold you
       AbAb
Yeah, I would rock you
    DbDb
I would shelter you, darling
     AbAb     DbDb
If 8 were 9, I would lift you
     AbAb
Lift you clear off the ground
      DbDb
Through the gates into morning
     AbAb  Db/F
If 8 were 9
     Ab/Eb DbDb
If 8 were 9
     AbAb  Db/F
If 8 were 9
     Ab/Eb
If 8 were 9
      DbDb
Through the gates into morning, yeah

(gtr)
AbAb DbM7/F AbM7/Eb Db6Db6
AbAb DbM7/F

Outro:
   AbM7/Eb   DbM7
Yeah, through the gates into morning
AbAb